HR Trends

On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yet again on the Affordable Care Act, finding that tax credits are available to individuals in states that utilize a federally facilitated exchange. What does this mean for employers? It means business as usual. The decision provides certainty that ACA is here to stay, and,…

My former employer announced recently that they are doing away with forced rankings and the annual performance management process. Hallelujah! I congratulate them for taking a bold step for developing people and recognizing business contributions in a new way. My PeopleResults colleagues and I have talked before about the need for a change…

As companies across the U.S. throw their hats into the ring for a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list this month, you may be turning a curious lens toward your own company’s cultural practices. Do you know whether they measure up as ones that would be considered “great?”…

By Ilyse Wolens Schuman Two weeks after the U.S. Department of Labor issued an Administrator’s Interpretation cautioning that “most workers are employees,” Senators Bob Casey, D-PA, and Al Franken, D-MN), introduced a bill targeting worker misclassification. The Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 would make a number of amendments to the Fair Labor…

By Eric B. Meyer Many of us, including me, have a loved one or friend who has suffered through mental illness. With proper treatment, counseling and support, the symptoms may be controllable. However, sometimes medication and treatment aren’t enough. Mental illness, which generally qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act,…

I often write about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how being recognized is critical to our sense of fulfillment, hence, our productivity at work. In cultures across the globe, this need for recognition unites us as humans. We may not recognize others in the same way, but the need for thanks is there…

“When you believe in what you’re doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference.” — Sam Dash, American law professor and chief council of the Senate Watergate Hearings For decades — in article after article, book after book — business and motivational writers have urged you to take more…

Over the last few years, we have seen a rise in attention to the all too common, “HR Department of One.” These Jacks-and-Jills-of-all-trades, (and master of many), must be the policy maker, recruiter, trainer, confidant and much more for many companies. Often, we talk about “compensation departments and compensation professionals” as if every…

Summer is always an interesting time for the HR Roundtable in Cincinnati because so many people are in flux with their schedules and vacations. It’s a great time to meet, but we needed to have a topic people could sink their teeth into to keep people engaged! So, the July forum took on…

It seems we hear about more breaches of companies’ personal or financial information nearly every month. When companies suffer security breaches, costs are significant, but financial losses can be recouped. It’s much harder to recover from the loss of consumer trust and loyalty. As Will Rogers once said, “It takes a lifetime to build…